City-appointed Detroit Arts Commission voices support of DIA

The Detroit Arts Commission has joined the Michigan attorney general in saying the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection is held in charitable trust for the benefit of the public and should not be touched to settle the city's debts.

At its Wednesday meeting, the commission passed a resolution to that effect and put its support behind the DIA continuing to pursue avenues to ensure the public trust is upheld and the collection and museum building are protected in the course of resolving the city's financial issues.

The arts commission is the city-appointed body charged with overseeing the museum operating agreement between the city and the nonprofit Detroit Institute of Arts.